sasha fleischman's mom spoke to richard today in court. >> this is horrible what he did but we don't hate you. we don't think -- hate creates you more hate. we want you to come out of prison being hateful and we hope you will be able to stand up for those that are bullied. >> sasha fleischman identifies at neither male or female suffered burns on both legs legd faces a long recovery period. he pled no contest to setting his skirt on fire and was sentenced to seven years in state prison. >> a shocking home invasion in the middle of the night while a family is sleeping. with a teen son becoming a hero. >> matt has the story from milpitas filled with drama and danger. >> police say there has been a resolution increase in daytime burglaries but what took place here overnight is quite rare. >> 18-year-old zion is a techie and it is not his brain but his brawn that is any prowler's worst nightmare. >> i lay football, baseball, wrestle, and woke up to screams. >> he share add home with his two sisters mom and the fiance. a man got to the balcony on the second floor and entered the glass doo

the mother of sasha fleischman, the teen set on fire last year by another teenager, spoke to her child'sttacker directly in court today. at jodi hernandez shows us, the parents were there as the troubled teen found out what a heavy price he'll pay for one incendiary moment. >> he'll never get over how bad he feels about the injury that he caused sasha. >> reporter: 17-year-old richard thomas will spend several years paying the price for setting teenager sasha fleischman's skirt on fire aboard a transit bus last year. a judge sentenced thomas to seven years behind bars for the assault. >> this is horrible, what you did. but we don't hate you. >> reporter: for the first time fleishman's mother had a chance to speak to thomas face-to-face, describing the severe burns sasha endured. >> it was hard for him to hear. i think -- i mean, i think they felt -- he felt really bad about it. >> reporter: though their child was seriously injured, sasha's parents think the sentence is too harsh. they had hoped thomas would be treated as a juvenile, not as an adult. >> the thing that just struck me when

the victim--- sasha fleischman--- who does not identify as male or female, suffered second and thirdportedly used a lighter to set fleischman's skirt on fire. police say thomas told investigators he was homophobic. a not guilty plea -- for the former c-h-p officer accused of stealing nude photos from women he stopped for d-u-i. 35 year old sean harrington entered the plea today in contra costa county. last month a san ramon woman discovered nude photos of herself had been sent to harrington's cell phone. a livermore woman says the same thing happened to her. harrington is also accused of sharing the photos with other officers. he'll be back in court december 2nd. investigators looking into the death of a young gorilla at the san francisco zoo are calling for upgrades to the animals' enclosure. officials say the doors are outdated.and unsafe. last week.a hydraulic door crushed a 16-month old gorilla. the employee who was operating the door with an emergency stop button reportedly did not have a clear view of the door. investigators say the doors aren't designed to stop when they hit s

last november he allegedly used a lighter to set 18-year-old sasha fleischman's skirt on fire own a ac transit bus. in court sasha's mother told thomas he did a horrible terrible thing. but they don't hate him. fleischmans also said they hope thomas can become a force for good. >>> the parents of 49er defensive lineman ray mcdonald are slamming the san jose police department in the wake of his domestic violence arrest. mcdonald's parents say police should have never said the alleged victim had visible injuries. they say it was damaging, misleading and led the public to believe that their son was guilty. mcdonald was cleared this week when prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to bring charges. >>> san jose police responded saying, we are very cautious and sensitive about the information we provide the media and the public because we do not want to interfere with an active and ongoing investigation." >>> critics call it a disgusting legal tactic. a school district is under fire for essentially blaming a 14- year-old for having sex with her math teacher. the l.a. unified teacher

agreement the 1-year-old richard thomas is sentenced to 15 areas in state prison and 19-year-old sasha fleischmaneping on a bus in november and the skirt was set on fire and his legs were severely burned. he said that he did it because he was homophobic. the sentence could be reduced to five years for good behavior. >> a janitor is free after police arrested him claiming he had child pornography. the 39-year-old is accused of having 100 videos of child pornography open his home computer showing six acts with children as young as toddlers after members of the child porn task force conducted an internet sting on underage pornography. >> very stubbing situation. very disturbing case. we held our children near and dear and to know this are predators exploiting the innocence of children...we have our detectives on this and we conduct a thorough investigation. >> investigators are now trying to identify the children in the videos. >>> a wedding planner who ripped off dozens of couples in san francisco is serving a four-year sentence for grand theft. the 45-year-old honored "to have and to hold," and to

. >> sasha fleischman did -- sean harrington didn't answer questions.t is sorry. >> his apologies extend to the women who were victimized. they extend to law enforcement whose reputations are potentially tarnished. >> reporter: he faces two felony counts for illegally searching cell phones and forwarding pickthers womens had on their phones to -- pictures to the women -- to the officers of the women on the cell phones. >> if you take their nude selfies that is a crime. >> he resigned from the chp. contra costa county district attorney said other cases he was involved in are now under revow and could be dismissed. -- reviewed and could be dismissed. >> it is agreges because of the invasion of privacy and it underfines the public -- undermines the public trust. >> reporter: his attorney asked the judge for more time to study the case. >> i don't think it will end up with a trial. >> reporter: if convicted he could be sentenced to probation to up to 3 years in prison. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a former cub saud leader was sentenced to -- scout

he is facing hate crime charges for setting fire to the skirt of 18-year-old sasha fleischman one year who identifies as gender neutral suffered very serious burns in an attack that police say was partly motivated by homophobia. the sentencing hearing for him begins at 8:30 this morning. >>> san jose police are searching for more clues after the body of a baby was found on a box under a mobile home. a maintenance man made that discovery on tuesday. now the man was doing some maintenance work when he went into a crawl space and found a box with a bow wrapped around it. when he opened that box, he found a baby's body inside. >> when i take the the tape off and see the clothes. take the clothes out and see the little hat. i tell the managers, i think i found a dead baby in a box. >> police are trying to figure out how long the baby's body has been there and who may have put it there. neighbors say the place has been vacant for awhile and the previous owners they left in a big rush. there have also been reports of people that have been in and out of that home since it was abandoned. >>> as

richard thomas says 18-year-old sasha fleischman's skirt on the bus. ell so his cousin spoke on his behalf. >> he just wants him to forgive him for what happened, and it's a big misunderstanding and he apologizes. i know i can see it in his eyes that he's genuinely sorry for what he has done. >> sasha has fully recovered and is living away at college. in three months, the judge will evaluate thomas' educational and rehabilitative progress and do the same again next summer. if everything looks good, his sentence could be reduced. >>> two top women at san jose state university have resigned in connection with to racially charged comments allegedly made by one of those women. in a university meeting last february, foundation board member wanda ginner is accuse of implying that latinas didn't have what it takes to succeed, a an accusation she denies. the school's vice president rebecca duke was criticized for not objecting to the comment at the meeting. both women stepped down yesterday, and the school is examining the resultings of an investigation into th

he was charged as an adult after setting fire to sasha fleischman's skirt you see there one year ago.n male for female. height crime charges were filed but have been dropped. >> let's check your forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. >> happy friday, laura. good morning to you at home. we do have fog out there this morning. this could slow you down a little bit but only in our inland valley spots. as we take you through the day, temperatures are going to be comfortable. we'll lose a lot of the cloud cover by lunchtime. leave that umbrella at home in the north bay. golden gate bridge starting to clear rapidly. 65 on the east shore for today. here's the deal for the weekend. temperatures are going to warm up. they'll stay nice and comfortable and mostly dry and then we bring in the rain on tuesday and quite bit of it next week. here's mike and your drive. >> the jam-up over here for 880, both directions still slammed as you head toward davis street. the worst because we had the last of the crashes clearing right around marina boulevard. down from the coliseum still slow becaus